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7. Gary Hart, Ed Muskie, "Old Joe" Biden, Mike Dukakis and Bill Somethingorother ...

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 04:21 PM

Jun 5

DAMN, They ain't perfect. CONDEMNED.

MEANWHILE

Felons, rapists, pedophiles, traitors, war criminals, mass murderers of young school children, blackmailers, money-launderers (for starters, he's the president) and associated violent mobs and rogue gestapo murdering cops get PARDONED.

I suggest that we focus, as does Bernie, on the OLIGARCHS controlling government and making us pay for their trillions in "welfare for the rich"

Rallying With Sanders, Platner Condemns 'Corrupt Politicians and the Corporations That Bought Them'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-graham-platner
"We will defeat the oligarchy and the political system that it maintains," said Graham Platner. "The politics of Susan Collins."

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So, it's looking like the whole Platner "controversy" [View all] Aviation Pro Jun 5 OP

The timing is certainly suspect. Ocelot II Jun 5 #1

Corcerning, one might even say peppertree Jun 5 #17

Almost to the level of "Troubling" Ars Longa Saturday #91

It's all those fuckers got Blue Owl Jun 5 #2

I doubt it is just Republicans Bluetus Saturday #71

I agree, centrist lobby group AIPAC Emile Saturday #87

They go after anyone that doesn't support Israel's crimes questionseverything Saturday #95

There are a few here that believe every word of it Ziggy Beans Jun 5 #3

And do they ever swat you if you disagree with them. Polly Hennessey Jun 5 #28

Yeah, your insults to members aren't helping Cha Jun 5 #42

THANK YOU!!! niyad Saturday #55

The Primary is now over IbogaProject Saturday #75

That's Planter's "bad mouth". Don't tell me what Cha Saturday #108

He is the PRESUMPTIVE Democratic nominee until the results of the June 9 niyad Saturday #109

Oh ok fair game for a few days more IbogaProject Sunday #110

The national media is doing their part Bluetus Saturday #72

+21 Emile Saturday #83

So we shouldn't believe HIS OWN WORDS? MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #100

Platner doesn't deny it.... reACTIONary Saturday #101

Shocking ZDU Jun 5 #4

Focus on Collins and her record! flamingdem Jun 5 #5

Yep, stop taking the bait CivicGrief Jun 5 #29

What record?? AZ8theist Jun 5 #33

Pretty sick of our sides purity tests when there is a rapist ALBliberal Jun 5 #6

34 convicted felonies on record dave99 Saturday #58

Gary Hart, Ed Muskie, "Old Joe" Biden, Mike Dukakis and Bill Somethingorother ... usonian Jun 5 #7

nice photo: Troy Jackson, Bernie Sanders, Graham Platner eShirl Jun 5 #8

The photo is from Bernie's website. usonian Jun 5 #23

No Fetterman pics there, weird. MorbidButterflyTat Jun 5 #26

It's nice to see a picture of Fetterman from his sane days. nt Gore1FL Jun 5 #31

He was never different Boo1 Jun 5 #50

I'd still take him over Oz. Gore1FL Saturday #52

Would you take him over Lamb? Boo1 Saturday #53

I'd much rather have Lamb. Gore1FL Saturday #65

I wonder. What is it about binary choices some don't seem to understand? paleotn Jun 5 #36

Maybe it's the fact there is a Senate primary. SamuelAdams Saturday #59

Been keeping up with recent events? Nope. paleotn Saturday #69

If she was popular why did her campaign money dry up? questionseverything Saturday #97

Well, Hart DID Issue A Challenge, One Will Recall. ColoringFool Jun 5 #15

Watched that live and just dolefully shook my head...Hart was dogmeat. nt allegorical oracle Saturday #57

The Platner "news" sniffs of the old Lee Atwater/Roger Stone days. And Stone's allegorical oracle Jun 5 #20

Seems a lot like the Al Franken fiasco to me. Bluepinky Jun 5 #48

Here's where Im at. Platner is flawed and engaged in bad behavior that I would not tolerate in my personal Nanjeanne Jun 5 #9

What about the two Democratic women who have accused him? SamuelAdams Saturday #60

The two Dem women said that he had a darkness and was troubled basically. They accused him Nanjeanne Saturday #62

While I've been critical of him, if I lived in Maine I'd vote for him. Callie1979 Saturday #67

And Dems fall for it every time. paleotn Jun 5 #10

Not. This. Time. Aviation Pro Jun 5 #11

Clarification. Not all Dems. Some. paleotn Jun 5 #32

True. SamuelAdams Saturday #61

She's emblematic of the problem Aviation Pro Saturday #64

Please explain how they got 2 Democratic women to go along EdmondDantes_ Jun 5 #12

I don't explain anything Aviation Pro Jun 5 #14

Amen! CivicGrief Jun 5 #30

Go along with what? They said he had dark moods and was struggling and when old Reddit posts Nanjeanne Jun 5 #18

Only the Republican operative claimed anything approaching noteworthiness Dave says Jun 5 #25

If you're in Maine, are you voting for Susan Collins? paleotn Jun 5 #34

Platner isn't in the Epstein files. Bluepinky Jun 5 #49

Wow! That's a low bar MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #99

K&R spanone Jun 5 #13

Source? ColoringFool Jun 5 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Jun 5 #35

All the hallmarks of an orchestrated smear. pat_k Jun 5 #19

I just reread that story, too. Al Franken got a raw deal. calimary Jun 5 #43

It's some bullshit cooked up by Fox to steal yet another seat. Initech Jun 5 #21

My thoughts on all of this remain unchanged, in that B.See Jun 5 #22

Now this is MaineNative Jun 5 #24

The GOP gathers evidence and ignores it, we Democrats execute the accused and then gather the evidence, ... marble falls Jun 5 #27

Yep. SSDD. paleotn Jun 5 #37

Yep, it's the old Democrats gotta be perfect. Circular firing squad. oldmanlynn Jun 5 #38

Fetterman attackes Platner. maliaSmith Jun 5 #39

Fuck that Lurch Aviation Pro Jun 5 #47

Fetterman is a worthless centrist! Emile Saturday #56

The same people insisting we must nominate Platner insisted we must nominate Fetterman over Lamb. SamuelAdams Saturday #63

Exactly, and they are also the same people who trumped up Nixie Saturday #70

PURITY test!? Really now mr715 Saturday #73

Recognizing Whitewashing actual established offensive words and acts Nixie Saturday #78

Mhm. You can keep telling us that until Tuesday. mr715 Saturday #79

Then you shouldn't be so worried and concerned over Nixie Saturday #80

Susan Collins mr715 Saturday #81

Thanks for this glimpse into bro culture. Nixie Saturday #88

Yup yup. mr715 Saturday #90

You do that. But thanks for your deep concern over people Nixie Saturday #93

No need to thank me. mr715 Saturday #94

Thanks for your deep concern. Speaking of keen skills, let's Nixie Saturday #98

No shit. MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #103

Agreed. Brogressives. Bro culture is all the rage now. Nixie Saturday #107

The emotional upset surprised me. betsuni Saturday #102

Exactly, and the mansplaining about how important the Nixie Saturday #106

Democrats should vote against Platner when Republicans vote against the traitor rapist felon dalton99a Jun 5 #40

Yeah. Like THAT'LL happen. calimary Jun 5 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 5 #41

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 5 #45

A fair number of women whom I've dated PCIntern Jun 5 #46

Only thing??? Everyone will forget about it in what, 5 days??? Who'll really care??? a kennedy Jun 5 #51

Wow! I just put Graham Platner into the search on YouTube, and it's like a wasps nest! BComplex Saturday #54

that's a relief! I guess the Nazi SS tattoo is photoshop and he never sexted women WarGamer Saturday #66

Stop beating that poor straw man (n/m) Soul_of_Wit Saturday #86

Sometimes it hurts to do the right thing PCB66 Saturday #68

The right thing being what? CivicGrief Saturday #82

And the rats show up everywhere. Kingofalldems Saturday #74

In my mind, the Supreme Court looms large... CousinIT Saturday #76

The republicans have a history of character assassination. patphil Saturday #77

Repug smear didn't dawn on me at first but now makes PERFECT sense vapor2 Saturday #84

Reps are attacking him because their majority is so slim. JustABozoOnThisBus Saturday #85

Or we learned from the Franken mess Soul_of_Wit Saturday #89

I guess that's a possibility. JustABozoOnThisBus Saturday #92

My first clue that it was ratfuckery Soul_of_Wit Saturday #96

I'll be voting for him despite the unsubstantiated noise. -misanthroptimist Saturday #104

This message was self-deleted by its author ZDU Saturday #105